The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Highlights and Lowlights so far this year

This week Simon and Mark are away so instead we have a clip episode for your viewing pleasure featuring interviews with the likes of Ramy Youssef and Emma Stone, Denis Villeneuve and Hans Zimmer; and reviews of everything from ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ to Madame Web.

Enjoy listening to some of the best The Take has had to offer these past few months!

Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):

2:08 The Holdovers (Alexander Payne, Universal)

4:57  Scala!!! (Jane Giles, Ali Catterall, BFI)

8:35 Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer, A24)

12:19 All of us strangers (Andrew Haigh, Disney)

15:42 Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos, Disney)

21:19 Ramy Youssef and Emma Stone

25:21 Denis Villeneuve and Hans Zimmer

31:02 Cate Blanchett

35:12 Cillian Murphy

42:13 Kung Fu Panda (Mike Mitchell, Universal)

45:42 Godzilla x Kong The New Empire ( Adam Wingard, Warner Bros)

47:11 Madame Web (SJ Clarkson, Columbia Pictures)

50:49 Driveaway Dolls (Ethan Coen, Universal)

53:59 Ghostbusters Frozen Empire (Gil Kenan, Columbia)

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